Two Friends Quit Their New York Jobs To Spend Seven Months Backpacking Across Asiahttp://www.businessinsider.com/friends-backpack-across-asia-photos-2014-3/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Sun, 02 Aug 2015 16:43:14 -0400Hayley Hudsonhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/532b57bb6bb3f76f19cae21eRoger C.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:03:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532b57bb6bb3f76f19cae21e
Leave it to the foreign guy to back me up, and the American ones to keep on continuing the lie. I'm not an idiot. Just go away.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532b024eecad04140ed7c724ilanaThu, 20 Mar 2014 10:59:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532b024eecad04140ed7c724
Rich and connected are not necessarily the same thing. I'm not rich, but I'm connected because I work hard to connect, and consulting gig is another term for "short term position."
It sounds like you are making your life more difficult then it needs to be. Let loose! Sell your stuff, stop blaming your circumstances, feeling sorry for yourself, and live a little, Roger!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532ad0886bb3f70d3bd7c728Roger C.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 07:27:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532ad0886bb3f70d3bd7c728
I've been to Australia as well, and they seem to engage in this nonsense that Americans do too. They buy their kids houses to live in, but tell everyone else they're grown and independent. LOL.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a7a696bb3f7fd17d59272Cynicism at it's bestThu, 20 Mar 2014 01:19:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a7a696bb3f7fd17d59272
@Roger C.: If you're going to blatantly ignore everything everyone states, then why reply at all? Contrary to your belief, people in the world are not out to get you. They're not all liars. For christ sake, you sound pathetic saying they're all liars, and it's just not that easy.
You're realising that leaving your job and travelling is not as hard as you have always told yourself it is, and are now lashing out at anyone who dares to prove you wrong, and show you that you've wasted perfectly good travelling years with all these lies.
I'm 19, and currently live and work in Japan. I come from Australia, and receive no money from my parents. I bought my tickets, pay my rent, my travel insurance, got my visa, and am currently considering signing up for Online University while I'm here; I'm already signed up and completing TEFL.
Admittedly, last year I lived with my parents whilst I worked a minimum wage job - but that's only one year, when I'd just finished school. I don't know many people who would move out at that age, regardless of whether they were rich or poor.
And you know what I'm going to do next year? Find another country to work in. Pay for those flights, the insurance, and my rent.
It's not that hard. Stop being such a pathetic cynicist and accept the fact that you wasted the best travelling years of your life by resigning yourself to the fact that "It's just not that easy."http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a48c36da811ed548b4568Roger C.Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:47:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a48c36da811ed548b4568
You lost me once you said you got a "consulting gig."
Nothing screams rich and connected like that. All of you are liars. It's just not that easy.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a231e6bb3f73661d5926eForesightWed, 19 Mar 2014 19:07:10 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a231e6bb3f73661d5926e
I agree with @GapYear. Taking a "gap year" nowadays is something I've found that employers particularly admire. I realized a couple years ago that it was my dream to move across the country one day from the East coast to the West. I started saving money (living in NYC, mind you, no parental funding) and it involved a lot of frugality. I wasn't going out partying and to dinners like a lot of my friends. I was socking away money from my low-salary entertainment job in hopes that one day I'd be able to make the move. Once the time came, I decided to quit my job and take a year off to travel. I spent the year with a fixed budget and once I hit my forecasted "red zone" I began the search for a new job. In the meantime, though, I did a lot of stateside travel. Sure it wasn't exotic countries and backpacking, but I was staying in hotels and booking flights on a budget. It gave me a whole new perspective and when I returned to start interviewing, most interviewers found my refreshed outlook and unique perspective to be an asset. My point is... live with a light backpack and these things aren't that hard. You can up and leave whenever you want. Different people have different priorities and if you plan accordingly and use your head, you can do whatever you want. Just because you feel tethered and are bitter doesn't mean other people have an unfair advantage over you.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a21c8ecad04f601d5926edumpsomerWed, 19 Mar 2014 19:01:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a21c8ecad04f601d5926e
There are so many ways to save money. I once just slept in a 24-hour McDonald because I couldn't afford any hostel/hotel in the area...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a2090ecad04cd73d59274dumpsomerWed, 19 Mar 2014 18:56:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a2090ecad04cd73d59274
How much, in dollar amount, do you think is necessary to travel for 6 months or 1 year? You may include all the hidden costs that you are referring to.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a1d67eab8ea79090b1358dumpsomerWed, 19 Mar 2014 18:42:47 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a1d67eab8ea79090b1358
Solutions to your concerns are quite simple!
To find an apartment: search on any online apartment/house rental website
To get a job: send resume to companies, search for job postings on job searching sites, connect with hiring agency, ask previous employers and friends for job opening
To explain your gap in job history: tell interviewers that you went travelling. Some might care, but many don't.
It really depends on your values. You are indeed risking job security and savings to do something you want to do. Some people can do it. The risk isn't really high anyway.
On the other hand, if you have kids, pets, a mortgage, car loans, and other responsibilities at home, and that you know that you can't possibly find another job after quitting your current job, then travelling is not recommended unless you do have a lot of money.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a1d3cecad04cd69d5926edumpsomerWed, 19 Mar 2014 18:42:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a1d3cecad04cd69d5926e
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I'm back in the states now. I lived in beds and on couches of friends and family. I interviewed with every person that would talk to me, eventually got a short term consulting gig, which was not my dream, but an income nonetheless. While consulting, I kept interviewing and found a full time job. It was difficult, and emotional, and I learned more than I ever imagined. I got an apartment immediately following a job offer. I furnished it cheap and I still eat scrambled eggs for dinner to save.
I didn't make a LOT of money, but I made enough to pay every bill I ever had, while saving money since the day I started my first job. Enough with the Mommy and Daddy nonsense. You sound like a spoiled brat.
And really?? Locked up abroad? You think it's standard for backpackers to sell drugs to get by because it's what you see on TV?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a05e46da8112a2c8b4570Roger C.Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:02:28 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a05e46da8112a2c8b4570
Once again, you're not telling the whole story here.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a05ae6bb3f78b7a96c847Roger C.Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:01:34 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a05ae6bb3f78b7a96c847
Ok, fine, but what are you going to do when you return to the states? You'll need to find an apartment, get a job, explain your gap in job history, etc. No regular person can just do this. Unless you made a LOT of money, you're going to need mommy and daddy's help. Just please, quit lying and be honest. I know it's taboo in America to admit you got help from mom and dad. But the math just doesn't add up at all. You're just not telling the whole story.
One thing I forgot to mention was the Locked Up Abroad scenario. Wouldn't doubt if many of these backpackers were selling drugs or smuggling it. That would explain a lot.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a036decad04d20e96c83filanaWed, 19 Mar 2014 16:51:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532a036decad04d20e96c83f
You might not be stupid, but you are rather ignorant.
"Anyone that claims they did it themselves didn't remember when daddy handed them the wads of cash, or conveniently forgets so."
Last January I left my job and bought a one-way ticket to Thailand. The lease on my apartment was up, and I didn't have any pets, mortgage or hard pressing financial responsibilities. I had been saving money for years, as a general life lesson I was taught from an early age, to buy an apartment, a house, a car, a pair of shoes, whatever it was. If you don't save money, you'll never have it.
I was at a point in my life where that savings account was my door "living my dream." I've always have good jobs, I have always been financially responsible, and contrary to your belief, it was my hard earned money... not "daddys wad of cash."
You are absolutely ridiculous if you think a day in Southeast Asia costs thousands of dollars. Most budgets for backpackers range from $40-60/day, which include food, drinks, a bed, transportation, and even a massage if you want for a whopping $3/hour. There were days I spent more (especially when traveling in and out of countries) and days I spent significantly less. You wake up, go for a hike, to the beach, visit a village, go to temples, markets, and often times you are sitting around in your $5/night hostel, talking with strangers, opening your heart and mind, and making lifetime friends. All free. You don't need "stuff." You wear dirty clothes, eat cheap, and sleep tucked away in a sheet, sewed together to make a "sleep sak" on bunk bed in a room full of complete strangers.
Instead of sounding uneducated about travel and regretful that you've never done it, maybe you should just consider the fact that either a) you just don't want to travel, which is completely fine, or b) you are too scared to do anything about your dreams. If you want to travel, sell your stuff (because it's just stuff) and go! What people spend their money on, whether they have a lot or a little, is their prerogative. <a href="http://bit.ly/1j7qdEL" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://bit.ly/1j7qdEL</a>
Picking up and leaving is not the most common thing in the states (in my time there, I met all of 7 americans, ironically 2 of them are these girls in the article who I met in the Thai islands), but I wish more Americans would do it! It was an eye opening experience, and one I will never forget.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329ed0d6da8117a35b8ed77BillyWed, 19 Mar 2014 15:16:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329ed0d6da8117a35b8ed77
I don't understand what the big fuss is about regarding money. You don't need to be rich to backpack/travel around southeast Asia. I backpacked in Asia for 2 weeks, visited 4 different countries in Asia and spent only $250 per week. I could have spend considerably less if i didn't visit any tourist spots and temples that charged entrance fees. Many of the people that are commenting saying that you have to be rich to travel has probably never been to Asia. I travelled to Shanghai for a week and hostels were on average $4-6 dollars a night. Now if i factor in a day's meal, it would be around $10-$12 dollars a day. That is quite inexpensive and i met many other foreigners in China that were working there earning $30,000 USD a year. They were able to live off that amount and still have enough leftover for other activities.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329d4a0ecad04ac6bdf3c08Harrison JacobsWed, 19 Mar 2014 13:32:16 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329d4a0ecad04ac6bdf3c08
Sorry, $60-$250/night for a hostel in Europe? That's just ridiculous. Try $30-45/night during high season. If you are traveling during the off-season you can stay for as little as $15-20/night.
Many places in Asia are equivalent or cheaper.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329c78decad04d037df3c0cShibumiWed, 19 Mar 2014 12:36:29 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329c78decad04d037df3c0c
I admire the fact that these ladies took a 'gap year'. I did not understand gap year concept till I was in the UK. Then I realised that folks in EU actually took a year to go and travel the world. That sounded real cool. Coming from Asia that sounded like a real luxury. But then I realised that there were somethings which made it possible. Parents were willing to underwrite the costs. Employers accepted it quite well. But most importantly, you lived in countries where if you ever were unemployed (god forbid), the state would take care of you. You could get unemployment support and health care was quite sorted. While in most asian countries, you would have to work crazy hours to provide this for yourself because the govt taxes at the same rate as a European country but does diddly squat for you. I am really glad that these ladies did it. But I would also recognise that it is not for everyonen and not everyone can do this.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329b812eab8ea6608be2963roger is rightWed, 19 Mar 2014 11:30:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329b812eab8ea6608be2963
These girls are american, so the europe travel/vacation thing, while it sounds amazing, is irrelevant. 6-7 weeks, wow thats pretty great, and I know flights/trains around europe are more reasonable than it is to fly overseas from america. Also, it should be noted these girls were living at home, sooooo whether they saved up the money or not, their parents were paying for the trip. That is to say, meals/rent/clothes/car/healthcare/insurance/every other expense a normal person would need to pay was being covered by their parents. I know this because I have lived it, I "come from money" but not crazy money and I have witnessed my sister take advantage of my parents in this way (living at home, lavish trips around the world, unemployment, etc). it's disgusting to see someone do something like that and then instagram every step like they created some amazing life for themselves (phone paid for by parents*). Is this the case for everyone who travels? Certainly not, but if you look at who does this youll see they all kind of look the same...dont they? Before seeing a single picture I could have told you what these girls looked like. I had friends that backpacked around europe and asia, all relied heavily on their parents or taught english and still relied on their parents. I have a ton of money saved from working (i dont live at home and pay for myself) and I still find an 1800 plane ticket to tokyo to be an outrageous expense, not to mention tokyo living and food expenses are crazy. If these girls stretched 20k to 6 months then kudos, but i find it hard to believe considering food and lodging. I admitted have no experience traveling in asia, but hostels in europe were usually 60-250 a night (my experience) and 6 months of that is a minimum of 10k, that + international cell phone (youre kidding yourself if you think they didnt have this) + travel prep (shots, equipment) + traveling from place to place and that 20k quickly disappears, and thats without food.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329b48869bedda30df624bdGet out of the midwest Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:15:20 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5329b48869bedda30df624bd
I'm not rich, and I never received a dollar from my parents. Try again.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53299bc8ecad045321df3c0cStroker AceWed, 19 Mar 2014 09:29:44 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53299bc8ecad045321df3c0c
I'm American and have traveled to many places for months at a time. I'm not from money. You have to decide what you value and live below your means while you're working. I work in finance and have spent the second half of job interviews talking travel with my future boss. I spent time in my early twenties traveling in the US living in a van (when gas was like $1.00/gallon), working in Hawaii, time in my late 20s traveling in Europe, and a few months in my early 30s travelling around the Philippines and Eastern China. Now in my late 30s, I'm about to head to SE Asia for 4 months with my wife. After that is Southern Africa. You have to live below your means, save money and take these trips when you can. I was lucky to get a scholarship so I didn't have student loans to worry about when I was younger. My pattern has been to work for 4 years, travel for 5 months or so, then work another 4 years (using my vacation time for the easy-to-reach spots). Maybe you don't really care to travel - some don't. But if you haven't gone anywhere and want to, quit making excuses and projecting your fears and doubts onto other people and figure out how. Your live will be greatly enriched and you deserve it.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53297fb569bedd4a39f624c1Roger C.Wed, 19 Mar 2014 07:29:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53297fb569bedd4a39f624c1
The problem with a lot of rich people like yourself, is that your definition of rich differs from the rest of ours. Just because daddy doesn't have a hundred million, doesn't mean he's poor.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532949ad6da8115d60e41964Get out of the midwestWed, 19 Mar 2014 03:39:25 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532949ad6da8115d60e41964
You're bitter because many pnon-rich eople do it and you don't have the guts to do it yourself. I'm definitely not rich and I've already traveled to 40+ countries, it doesn't cost that much if you avoid expensive touristic spots and five stars resorts !
In Europe most people get 6 or 7 weeks of paid vacation a year, think about it. And about your so-called "problems": you can rent your house, sell your car, lend your pets to the parents, and live a little. Life is not made to slave away hoping you'll retire someday. You will be way too old to travel then. Life moves pretty fast, you know the rest.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532939f569beddf63ae4195cGapYearWed, 19 Mar 2014 02:32:21 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532939f569beddf63ae4195c
Yes, lets see here. As mentioned before, this is common for 'young professionals', not so much for others that have many other assets, family members, and pets to look after. It is most common among young adults in transition between a professional degree and a masters program, or launching their career, however some do pursue this later in life.
Your first point is that most people have too many assets to seek this adventure out, perhaps that is the case for some. Most college students live in dorms, others choose renting in a share house, either way when many first leave school they don't have a mortgage to worry about. Many cities have an abundance of people who don't own cars themselves, due to access to quality public transport, densely populates cities, ext. For those that do own a car, they could always, you know - sell it....could be a nice way to kick off funding for the trip. Pets, again, for many young people just leaving university this is a non-issue due to their former living conditions. Not bringing in any income is an option for those 'rich, privileged kids', and for others whom have saved some cash and plan to travel on the cheap backpacking in hostels and traveling on foot and public transport; However many backpackers apply for a working holiday visa which typically grants several months to an entire year in a country for entry level work and travel thus they are able to fund their trip by working while travelling.
I suggest you talk to more people, as there is an abundance of people who do this - just try searching the net for "working holiday visa", "gap year holiday", ext. Just because the people you personally come into contact with do not do this, does not mean that others do not. The vast majority of people who do this are not "from a lot of money" or "have connections", because as previously stated that is not necessary. If you or your pals have a connection to the internet (to search for the holiday visa), then you have all the connections you need.
I personally like Australia (they have working holidays on large outback 'stations' (ranches) where you can live the true Aussie experience). Or head on over to the New Zealand government website dedicate to just this sort of thing - <a href="http://www.careers.govt.nz/plan-your-career/im-at-school-and-need-ideas/taking-a-gap-year/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.careers.govt.nz/plan-your-career/im-at-school-and-need-ideas/taking-a-gap-year/</a> - New Zealand is incredible as well.
Lets be honest? Yes, let us: this is something you would like to do. Rather than stamp your feet and state that all the rich kids have all the fun I suggest you unburden yourself of your material possessions that seem to be controlling your life, head on over to <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/IWantOut/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.reddit.com/r/IWantOut/</a>; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/SoloTravel" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.reddit.com/r/SoloTravel</a>; <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Backpacking" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://www.reddit.com/r/Backpacking</a> and have a look at some options to get out and see the world.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532918286da811c807e4195cRoger C.Wed, 19 Mar 2014 00:08:08 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/532918286da811c807e4195c
Americans NEVER like to admit mommy and daddy helped them out with their finances. It's taboo to do so. You have to eavesdrop on their conversations to hear the truth. Saving and scrimping enough to travel to Europe for a year usually translates to "Quit job because they didn't like coming to work anymore to go travel to Europe to find themselves, tell their parents after the fact, knowing they'll have to send money because they fear what could happen to their children." Some don't even need to manipulate their parents, which is the scary part.
Watch some of these movies. Most are written by rich boy writers. You'll see some hints of their real lifestyles in them. Characters go run off, travel around the world, but have no visible means of realistically supporting themselves. They of course, leave that part out, or subtly mention it in passing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53291575ecad04b44f37c85fRoger C.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 23:56:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/53291575ecad04b44f37c85f
Well, let's see here. When you take a "gap year," you need to leave your property with someone, hopefully your parents, or continue paying for rent, mortgage and storage. The car needs to go somewhere. You're traveling the world, and that takes quite a bit of money. You're also not bringing in any income, unless you're doing odd jobs or something shady. For most people, to even consider doing this would be tragically catastrophic to their finances. For me, it would be a nightmare. Most of these people, I imagine, also have pets and the like.
Furthermore, I can't remember ever seeing some blue collar joe tell me he did something like this and traveled the world. It's usually always someone who comes from a lot of money that has connections. Even my well-employed upper-middle class friends have never done anything like this.
Let's be honest, this is what rich, privileged kids do. I live in the Midwest, and I couldn't tell you of one single person that has done this. In college, I knew a lot of rich kids, talked to them and read their papers. This is incredibly common for them. Their typical day usually runs into the thousands when it comes to spending. Anyone that claims they did it themselves didn't remember when daddy handed them the wads of cash, or conveniently forgets so. I'm not stupid, don't treat me as such.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328fd2969bedd6f50e4195cnewyorkcityTue, 18 Mar 2014 22:12:57 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328fd2969bedd6f50e4195c
No Roger is right. Im european but also resident in US and american peers of mine..joke in terms of travel. i lived in china 2 yrs, london, LA one year all from european uni and stuff, no cost, all by myself doin random jobs. parents got dough but w us europeans traveling the world its natural. americans tend to make a big deal even if they get to paris, post every burger they touch on facebook. knew a lot of americans in china, having a great time teaching..english. cause thats about it, no other language skills. so when they travel, its cause of frustration that they havent seen nothing (these r the better ones), or rebeling to get some culture outside of america (like those girls). taking in a year off to see the world? i mean in europe you grow up traveling to almost all european countries, got Erasmus and now Asia, Dubai, Africa is a big thing. These kinds of things wouldnt make the news..
most of these american peers are rich kids, i personally know. those who arent are def slaving around to pay off student debt and credit card stuff..again laughable from a european perspective.
but nontheless, we love to come to america and make money here, esp w dual status.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328fa346da811a202e4195etombaTue, 18 Mar 2014 22:00:20 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328fa346da811a202e4195e
i did the same thing by myself for 1.5 years. im not from money and I was able to get a job with in 1 month after moving to newyork. its really not unique or special out side of america.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328ed9d69bedd1f0ce41965BuckersTue, 18 Mar 2014 21:06:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328ed9d69bedd1f0ce41965
I'm not sure that this is a story fit for an international publication. Hundreds of thousands of people do this every year. It is really not a big deal. Maybe if it is not done so much in the US then congratulations, but I have traveled a lot and met a lot of US citizens who have quit their job to go on an Asian or European break. I would also have to debate the fact that "there was hardly any of the Asian continent they couldn't say they had seen." I don't think I need to tell you how big Asia is but they haven't even seen 25%.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328ec2f6bb3f7ee27e41966BuckersTue, 18 Mar 2014 21:00:31 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328ec2f6bb3f7ee27e41966
I'm not sure that this is a story fit for an international publication. Hundreds of thousands of people do this every year. It is really not a big deal. Maybe if it is not done so much in the US then congratulations, but I have traveled a lot and met a lot of US citizens who have quit their job to go on an Asian or European break. I would also have to debate the fact that "there was hardly any of the Asian continent they couldn't say they had seen." I don't think I need to tell you how big Asia is but they haven't even seen 25%.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328dfc96da811a00ce4195cstarlynTue, 18 Mar 2014 20:07:37 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328dfc96da811a00ce4195c
all pictures are blurryhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328df0aeab8ea1049e4195fGapYearTue, 18 Mar 2014 20:04:26 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328df0aeab8ea1049e4195f
Taking a 'gap year' is common place in countries such as Australia and New Zealand. Most people that choose to travel abroad during their gap year and aren't necessarily wealthy when they do it, they simply travel via cost effective means; working holidays, backpacking, ext. The vast majority of young professionals in AUS/NZ have done this.
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_year" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_year</a>http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328dc5c69bedde951e4195eDylan M.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:53:00 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328dc5c69bedde951e4195e
You are wrong. I'm about to do this myself. Except around Europe and for 4 months. I haven't received anything from my parents, and I pay for my own insurance, phone, car, apartment, groceries, etc. But if you want to tell yourself that the only reason you didn't travel is because you don't have rich parents then that's fine. Just know that there are real people skimping and saving so that they can live out their dreams.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328d7a7ecad04f77a37c864Roger C.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:32:55 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328d7a7ecad04f77a37c864
They're obviously from money.
Also, if employers look down on big breaks, they're not someone I would want to work for. I think some of these HR monkeys are looking for elite supersoldiers, not real people. If they can't find elite superhumans, they are more than willing to settle for another employee's loser kid, which is usually the case. And believe me, their resume and work history is much worse than you could ever imagine. But they got hired!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328d729ecad04336f37c861Roger C.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:30:49 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328d729ecad04336f37c861
I really wish these people would be honest and just admit their parents gave them the money to do this. They never like to admit they are rich, coming up with phony "we did it ourselves" stories. I knew quite a few upper-middle and upper class kids, and overhear their parents and grandparents at restaurants. Usually all I hear is "They know I control the money and can shut them out at anytime" and "I'm buying their house for them" blah blah. However, they lie to other people and tell them their kids are grown, out of the house and independent...the lies are ridiculous, easily outed by simple math.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328ce79eab8eaa713e4195cNIck1Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:53:45 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328ce79eab8eaa713e4195c
Most people would end up permanently unemployed, if they do something like this. Because employers don't look kindly on any big breaks in people's employment history, especially when such a break is voluntary.
You either slave away all your life, even when you already have enough money. Or else you don't get to work at all, when you show some free will and a love for personal freedom. Because when employers see this, then they no longer believe that you'll be a good slave.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328c70c69beddc077e4195eThat is really specialTue, 18 Mar 2014 18:22:04 -0400http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5328c70c69beddc077e4195e
I congratulate these fine young ladies on having the specialness that they have.